$Mm0rousi.|)rpartittfnt.
One on the Old Man.?The youth
had adopted the pompadour method of
combing his hair and his father didn't
like it. The latter had an idea that
there was only one sensible and manly
way to comb the hair, that was to part
it on the side?either side. Everything
else was dudish and affected in his
opinion. Only a woman was privileged
to take liberties with old established
methods.
"Young man," he said as he looked
the youth over,* "you look like a fool."
There was no discussion and shortly
thereafter an old friend of the family
came in.
"It's startling," he said, by way of
pleasant comment, "how much you resemble
vour father."
"So he's just been telling me," answered
the youth.
The old gentleman looked hard at his
son for a moment.
"Well," he conceded at last, "I guess
your brain hasn't been affected by your
fool notions of hair dressing as yet."?
Brooklyn Eagle.
Has Anybody Seen This Shoat??On
our way to Portage, to attend a congressional
convention, our escort drew
our attention to the following notice,
posted on a billboard near Pigeon
Grove:
"Straid Or Swiped. A young hog
shoate with the left year erupt, an tale
gone. Also blak spot on left hand hip,
an hole in another year. Sed houg,
disapared from prlmesis of undercined
ouner at nite, or therebout, under sircumstansis
pertaing to be stole. Said
hoag shoat being a pet and not apt,to
go off on his one acord. Also, this hog
shote answer to his name "Nellee' an
he will eat off of hand an stan on hir
hin legs like a dog and is of a frendly
nature. Anbody returning said shote,
or lettin me no where he is at, I will
consider a benefit on a invilid whose
pet shoat was."?Discovered by S. E.
Kiser, in the Kingston, Wis., Spy.
% Advised the Court.?Jim Webster,
a colored gentleman, was brought up
before a western judge for fowl stealing.
After the evidence had been given
the justice with a perplexed look said:
"But I do not understand, Webster,
how it was possible for you to steal
those fowls when they were roosting
right under the owner's window and
there were two vicious dogs in the
yard."
"It wouldn't do yer a bit of good,
jedge, for me to 'splain how I cotched
dem chickens, for yer wouldn't do it
yerself if yer tried it forty times, an'
yer might get yer hide full of buckshot.
De best way for yer to do, jedge,
is for yer to buy yer chickens in der
market, like udder folks do, an' when
yer wants to commit any rascality do
it on de bench, whar yer am at home!"
?Washington Times.
IS" Legal terms are often confusing
to those outside the profession, but
Judge Cleavtland, of New Haven tells
nf an OTnonHnnol miv.lin in whlph Icr
norance of the iaw was combined with
English spoken v/lth a Weber and
Fields movement.
Judge Cleaveland's office is termed
Surrogate in New York, but In Connecticut
is called judge of probate. One
day a German woman came into court
and announced excitedly:
"Chudge, my husband has joost died
detested. He left me and three young
infidels and I want an executioner appointed!"
His honor was too staggered to reply
immediately. The woman, fearing
some mistake, added:
"Ain't this the right place? Ain't you
the chudge of reprobates?"?New York
Times.
Sensible to the Last.?A good story
is told of a late Dublin doctor famous
for his skill and also his great love of
money. He had a constant and enriching
patient in an old shopkeeper. This
old lady was terribly rheumatic and unable
to leave her sofa. During the doctor's
visits she kept a one pound note
in her hand, which duly went into Dr.
C.'s pocket. One morning he found her
lying dead on the sofa. Sighing deeply,
the doctor approached, and, taking her
hand in his, he saw the fingers closed
on his fee.
"Poor thing!" he said as he pocketed
it! "Sensible to the last!"
Closed For One Week.?"It's a
hoary chestnut to say that the English
can't see the point of a Joke," said
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, speaking
of an experience abroad, "but
IIIC illllll Ul & l l UCIIOIIJ X OU If ill J.IV..MW..
itself-in a place where you would least
expect to find levity. Hewn into the
stone of a church were the words:
" 'Gate of Heaven.'
"Hut the trouble came in that the
church was undergoing repairs and directly
under the promising inscription
they had fastened a sign:
" 'Closed for a week. Enter other
door.' "
Cream Color'll Do.?A nephew of
Col. Lanham, of Texas, tells the following
story of a Negro baptizing in Texas.
An old Negro preacher did the honors,
and the candidate for baptism was
a coal-black Negro woman. The
preacher led his victim far out into the
stream, where she could be thoroughly
_ immersed, and at the auspicious moment
he cried in a loud voice:
"lie stiddy, sister, be stiddy, and you
will cum up whitah den snow!"
"Oh, parson," she exclaimed, "dat's
askin" too much; a cream colouh'll
do!"?New York Times.
Evidently a Landsman.?The boy
who can use his eyes as sharply as did
the hero of the following story, need
not mind if his teacher calls him obtuse:
"Do you know whether Washington
was a soldier or a sailor," asked the
teacher.
"He was a soldier," replied the boy.
"How do you know?"
" 'Cause I saw a picture of him crossin'
the Delaware an' any sailor'd know
enough not to stand up in his boat."
W Some people who think they are
simply perfect are perfectly simple.
\
piSfeUantous grading.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
Xeui And Comment That Is of More
or Leas Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald. October 8: The
site for the Federal building to be
erected in this city, has not yet been
selected. Indeed, according to a Washington
letter which appeared in The
State a few days ago, it is not probable
that the lot accepted by the government
will be known for a month or
longer. The statement is as follows:
"According to the new regulations,
however, put into effect by Assistant
Secretary A. A. Taylor, these reports
will not be made public for thirty days
after they have been submitted. The
department has had so much trouble
recently over the question of sites,
arising largely from the 'kicks' on the
part of disgruntled citizens of towns
where sites have been chosen, that a
rule was adopted intended to relieve
this trouble. When an architect settles
upon a lot he makes a report recommending
its purchase by the government.
A circular is then sent out
to the postmaster of the town in question
with request that it be posted in
his office. This circular announces
that the department has arrived at a
decision In the matter and that thirty
days will be given to all who desire to
make complaints, after which time no
more protests will receive the attention
of the department. And all this time
the report Is kept from the public. No
one outside of the officials is permitted
to know the nature of the architect's
decision. Merely the announcement
that the department has reached a decision
is all the material upon which
the kickers have to kick, and they are
requested to do all their kicking In the
specified time." In regard to the early
commencement of work, Mr. Nealy, the
treasury agent who was recently in
Rock Hill, said in Florence a few days
ago that the rule in letting out contracts
Is to follow the list as It appears
in the appropriations act, and as Rock
Hill is low down in the list we may
not hope for the commencement of
work before the early spring..^...Mrs.
John Williams, of the Beth Shlloh
neighborhood, and Miss Bessie Williams,
of Yorkville, visited at the home
of W. W. Miller in Oakland Friday and
Saturday... John Alexander
Thompson, a native of York county,
died in Lancaster last Wednesday,
aged 60 years. He married Miss Ellen
M. Knox, and of eight children born to
them, seven survive him, viz.: W. B.,
S. A., and J. M. Thompson: Mrs. J. F.
Collins and Misses F. L., C. W. and
Plummie Thompson. He served
through the civil war and was one of
the most gallant of Confederate soldiers.
He was never known to shirk
duty, and during the entire war was
never on the sick list. Always at his
post of duty yet he was never wounded
or captured. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church and for the last
fourteen years of his life was an elder
In the church../S^Prof. H. D. Wolff
and Miss Louise Lbwry, of Yorkville,
spent Saturday in the city with Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Poag.
CHESTER.
Lantern, October 7: Mr. A. Rose,
passed through the city yesterday on
his way from Columbia to his home in
Yorkville.r^<Mr. D. E. Boney, of Yorkville,
is in the city visiting his daughter,
Mrs. S. E. Colvin....Coroner Gladden
informs us that he has heard on
good authority that a strange phenomenon
takes place on Mr. W. E. Wade's
farm near Broad river, below Wilksburg,
in either hot or cold weather. It
seems%that the earth rises and falls and
small flint rocks rise entirely off of the
ground. Some of the rocks hit Mr.
Wade in the face. The temperature
may have something to do with the occurence
as it only takes place in hot
and cold weather..^.A unique marrlnero
tnnk nlaee at the eountv home
about three miles from town last Tuesday.
Rev. John Bass Shelton was to
preach to the Inmates, and was also
to officiate at the marriage of Mr. G.
W. Hodge and Miss Clara Hudson.
Unfortunately Mr. Shelton was absent
from town on that day and Mr. Hodge
was almost broken-hearted as the hour
approached and no preacher arrived.
When it was learned that Mr. Shelton
would not be present, Mr. Hodge appealed
to Dr. Johnson, who happened
to be present, to get a preacher somewhere.
Rev. B. G. Murphy was called
in and soon had the couple in the desired
condition?namely, married. Mr.
Hodge is in his 87th year and Miss
Hudson in her 44th year..Mr. Wilson,
who lives about 12 miles from here
in York county, had a narrow escape
from a maddog last Sabbath about 3
o'clock. He was in the road in front of
his home when a dog suddenly jumped
upon him. Mr. Wilson was unarmed,
but managed to keep the dog off with
his hands. He held the maddog and
called a dog from the house. As soon
as the maddog saw the other dog he left
Mr. Wilson and jumped on the house
dog. Mr. Wilson embraced this opportunity
and also a tree and was soon out
of reach. His only injury was a small
scatch on the arm. It was learned later
that the madstone, belonging to Mr.
L. D. Childs was applied to the wound
on the arm. The stone adherred two
hours at the first application, and one
hour and a half at the second. After
this it refused to stick. The bitten
man's name is Mr. John Wilson.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, October 8: Rev. Chalmers
Fraser and Mr. W. J. Cunningham left
Monday for York county to attend the
fall meeting or uetnel .Presbytery
Married, on Sunday last, by Magistrate
J. W. Sowell, Mr. Leonard Bird,
of Flat Creek, and Miss Lula Holley,
a daughter of Mr. Robert Holley. Mr.
Bird and bride left Monday for Andalusia
Ala., where he has accepted a position
as bookkeeper for Ashe, Carson
& Co On Friday last, at Hyatt's
ginnery, at Van Wyck, Wash Banks,
colored, was accidentally killed by a
bale of cotton being thrown out from
the press upon him. He was told to
move out of the way and the hands
rolling out the cotton thought he had
done so. Dr. Ezzell was summoned,
but the Negro died in a few hours. The
cotton struck him about the shoulders
and crushed him to the ground. He
talked some after the accident and did
not seem to think he was ba'dly hurt.
Some one, it is supposed asleep
at the closing time, got locked up in
Mr. W. P. Bennett's store Saturday
night. He lowered one side of the iron
bar at the back door and got one of the
doors prized open sufficiently to squeeze
himself through and get out. Nothing
was missing and the purpose of the
party evidently was not robbery*^)^...
Cards have been issued to the marriage
of Miss Mary Louise Thompson to Mr.
John Barron Williams, of Yorkville.
The happy event will come off at the
home of the bride-elect's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. R. Thompson, at Riverside,
at 1.30 p. m., Thursday, October
16th, instant. Rev. W. C. Ewart will
officiate. After the ceremony they will
take the afternoon train for the groom's
at Yorkville Mr. W. Marion Neal,
of the Jacksonham section, died at his
home at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
after an illness of about eight months
of dropsy. Mr. Neal was about 57
years of age and leaves, besides a
brother and two sisters, his wife and
seven children surviving him. The
children are: George C., Wm. B., John
N. and White Neal, and Misses Dora,
Jennie and Mattie Neal. The children
are all grown except White. Mr. Neal
served in the Confederate army and
made a good soldier. He was a member
of Tirzah Presbyterian church and
lived a life consistent with his ChristrM^APoooInn
IUII pi V&wooiviit
GASTON.
Gastonla Gazette, October 7: Yesterday
afternoon about 4 o'clock, a shifting
engine on the C. & N.-W. struck
a wagon belonging to Mr. John Craig,
who lives south of town, and demolished
the hind wheels. The accident happened
at the crossing in front of the
freight depot and came near being serious.
The four mules attached to the
wagon were being driven by a Negro
boy, wno was riding one of them, and
had barely gotten across the track
when the engine struck. Had they become
frightened the accident would
doubtless have been worse Sixteen
dogs, supposed to have been mad, were
reported to have been killed-in the South
Point section last week, creating something
of a sensation, but doing no damage.
Some Negroes, who were picking
cotton for Mr. W. O. Glover, brought a
dog to the field with them, which showed
symptoms of hydrophobia. It was
disposed of at once, and the next day
other dogs in the community acted
strangely, and 16 suspicious dogs were
killed. So far as could be learned no
persons or cattle were attacked
On Sunday, September the 28th, Mr. W. s
L. Glover, of South Point, had the misfortune
to lose his barn and contents
by fire, the amount of the damage be- t
ing about $150. The fire was probably '
accidentally started by Mr. Glover's c
children, who were playing around the c
barn. His five yean^fildgirl barely es- ?
caped being burned../yTTAt the home i
of the bride's brother, Mr. C. H. Rob- a
inson, on Long street at 8 o'clock last J
night, Miss Sonora Robinson, and Mr. j
John Raymond Purser, of Charlotte, '
were made husband and wife. The lm- c
presslve ceremony was performed by f
Dr. A. C. Barron, pastor of the First t
Baptist church of Charlotte. The bri- '
dal party entered the parlor, which was s
handsomely decorated in white and
green with palms, ferns and smilax, to t
the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding s
march played by Mrs. B. T. Morris, i
The attendants were, Mr. Ned Mar- t
shall, of Rock Hill, best man; Messrs. r
E. R. Wilcox and P. H. Williams, of a
Charlotte, groomsmen; Miss Annie 1
Young, of Charlotte, maid of honor; V
Misses Hallie Hall and Sallie Zachary, f
of Charlotte, bridesmaids. The bride t
was handsomely costumed in white or- s
gandie over white taffeta and carried r
bride roses. The maid of honor was at- t
tired in blue organdie and carried white 1
carnations, while the bridesmaids wore t
white organdie and carried pink carna- 1
tions. The groom, best man, and c
groomsmen were attired in full even- ?
lng dress with boutonnieres. a
s
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STUDY HER LIPS. (
Mairlmu nf Slmllr Alwlnllnli n nil "
OtlierN About Choowlng a Wife. ^
In choosing a wife, let her be a wo- t
man whose lips do not droop at the j.
corners. This is the advice of Sheik (
Abdallah, the Persian sage.
If a woman's lips droop, her hus- g
band's life will be a perpetual mourning g
time. Nor yet should they curve too j
much upward, for that denotes friv- j
olity. c
Beware of the under lip that rolls out- j.
ward, for that woman has no great g
conscience. Select for a wife one whose t
lips are straight, not thfn, for then she r
is a shrew, but with just the fulness a
necessary to perfect symmetry. r
The mouth has more to do with mak- t
ing or marring the beauty of the face t
than any other feature. t
Pew things indeed are so charming t
as a lovely mouth and few so rarely j
seen. There will be fine eyes and beau- ^
tiful hair in profusion, but a perfect
mouth is hard to find. y.
It is not a feature that engages the
attention of unrefined or uncultivated t
people, who are attracted by bright g
eyes and a brilliant complexion, but to
the reader of human nature the mouth s
is an interesting study. j.
The cupld's bow is the traditional v
mouth of beauty, because, for one rea- q
son, it gives an arch expression to the \
face. To cultivate a cupid's bow, be ^
careful in closing: tne mourn noi iu iei a
the upper lip protrude; that it should $
obviously extend beyond the lower lip c
is excessively ugly, but, on the other j
hand, it should not recede. It should j
a trifle more than touch the upperlips. r
A mouth with the upper lip curved, j
lower lip straight, full and well defined, r
and a depression beneath, shows a high r
artistic sense, a love of ease and beau- t
ty, a fine moral nature and a certain j
coldness of temperament. If the chin
is firm and rounded, that bespeaks de- c
termination and physical strength. i
The mouth of sagacity is large and t
always well closed. The line of the lip a
is firmly defined and a certain tight- t
ness about the jaws, when in repose, t
is noticeable. S
That woman will be keen, clever in I
conversation and analytical. She will u
not be easily deceived, and while a good a
conversationalist, knows well how to e
act upon Talleyrand's maxim that v
"Language is given to conceal thought." h
If the mouth is long and thin, with }
the lines between the lips clear cut li
ind firm, the woman is selfish, morbid
md dominating. It is the mouth that
leslres to rule everything, and its own;r
will ride to an end no matter over
low many bodies.
But where the line is flexible, the chin
veak and the corners inclined to droop,
:here is selfishness without decision,
jgotism without character, melancholy
vithout cause.
The short upper lip, with a depression
inder the nose and the inclination upward
at the corners, is the merry
nouth. Here are fun and laughter,
md the man who marries the owner
ivill find a wife with happy traits.
She will be appreciative of everything
Jone for her; quick to smile, and sympathetic
to pain, but never tragic. She
ivill have an artistic bent, and if the
ine of her lower lip is graceful, her
:astes are daintily refined. She may be
i trifle hoydenish, but never coarse.
If the corners dimple deeply, as they
turn upward, the lips are quick In repartee.
Love of ridicule will be strong,
iut not in a malicious vein.
Unusually red lips denote cruelty and
apacity. Cleopatra had such lips.
A small mouth with lips slightly compressed
give an expression of shrewdless
and worldly wisdom. They say
luite plainly:
"You may be able to take me in, but
vant to be very careful that you don't
yet taken in yourself."
Lips that are firm and a trifle grim
ire never afraid of the truth. Lips that
ire straight and finely cut, and when in
epose not unlike the lips of a statue,
50 perfect in their outline, belong to a
:old nature.
As to a man's mouth?if a man has
i runid's bow. have no speaking ac
luaintance with him.
Did you ever see a man with a small
nouth amount to anything? No. Did
vou ever see a woman with a broad
nouth who was not a genius? No. Did
vou ever see a man with arched lips
irawn down at the corners who was not
dther a cry baby or a flend? No. Did
vou ever see a man with a straight .
nouth and thin lips who did not cling
:o a purpose until it was accomplished?
tfo. Did you ever see a man with Hps
;urned inside out who was not an enhusiast?
No.
Thick-lipped men are generally immlsive;
thin-lipped ones, secretive. A
ong upper lips means "get there." A
ihort upper lip means "let things take
heir course."?Exchange.
?
HIS MOTHER SAID CHALLENGE.
ionic Fact* About a Famon* and
Rntlier Recent Virginia Duel.
Perhaps few living men, in this sec:Ion
at least, are so thoroughly conversant
with the now obsolete, but
>nce favorite method of settling the
lifferences of gentlemen, the duel, in
ill its many nice points, especially as
t obtained before and after the civil
var in the Old Dominion, as is ex- '
fudge W. G. Riley, of Virginia. The
udge has himself appeared on the
'field or honor" on more than one oc- '
asion, both as principal and second
or some friend, and he is therefore auhorlty
in all matters pertaining to the
'duello" as a medium ff>r wiping out !
in insult to one s personal uunui.
"The death a few years ago of Capain
Page McCarthy in Richmond," ,
laid he, "forcibly recalls to memory the
iigh standard of honor possessed by ,
he women of the south, and the eager
less with which they sought to avenge
i personal insult. The McCarthy- .
dordicai duel, in which the latter was (
tilled and the former wounded on the
ield of honor, is more or less familiar
o all Virginians. But the part in the J
lad affair which was played by the (
nother of young McCarthy has never
>een so generally known to the public. ,
The affair occurred over a then celeirated
Richmond beauty, a Miss Trip- ,
ett, a leader in the aristocrat circles (
if Richmond, at White Sulphur ,
Springs, and wherever else the beauty j
ind wealth of Virginia happened to as- ,
lemble. Nearly all the participants in |
he affair have now passed away. McCarthy
was an exceedingly brilliant
mung man of literary attainments. (
3oth were lawyers, but McCarthy nevr
practised, preferring journalism to 1
he profession of law. Mordicai was a (
lighly talented, and moreover, an ex eedingly
handsome man.
"Both moved in the highest society,
md were social leaders. It was gener- '
illy known by their friends that young
McCarthy and the beautiful Miss Trlpett
were betrothed before the advent
if the handsome Hebrew. As soon, J
lowever, as Mordicai appeared on the
cene it was remarked that the lady 1
reated McCarthy coolly, and it was '
lot long before it was whispered about 1
imong their friends that the engagerient
between Page McCarthy and the
idle of Virginia's capital had been ]
J ?? 41? 1
>roKen on, anu uy me muy. mtv^ai mj
ook it greatly to heart, and before long
here appeared in a publication in
Richmond a couplet in which Miss
[Yiplett was alluded to as a coquette
nd flirt, though, of course, not giving
ler name. Every one at once knew
rho was meant, as well as knew who
he writer was. McCarthy, needless to
ay, was the author.
"Mordicai and McCarthy meeting
oon after this event, the former rather
laughtily inquired of his rival if he
ras not the author of the couplet in
luestion, and upon McCarthy's refusng
to answer, on the ground that Morlicai
had no authority to demand an
.nswer, the latter knocked McCarthy
lown, but before any further damages
ould be done, friends of both parties
nterposed and restrained the two men.
McCarthy was physically his antagolist's
inferior, but was full of grit.
Both were in the full vigor of young
nanhood. Friends of both men aranged
that this matter was to be setled
by both parties not again speakng
to each other.
"Needless to say that McCarthy
hafed under the insult terribly, and
n a short time such was the social osracism
visited upon him by the ladies
?5 41r\P klo onrnio infnnnp
II1U gentlemen ui uio uv\|uui..?M..?v
hat he was sorely humiliated and mor- 1
ifled at the open snubbing he received.
Some weeks later McCarthy entered a f
tichmond cafe and there, in unmeas- i
ired terms he denounced Mordlcai as ?
. poltroon and a coward. The latter, i
ntering the place, while McCarthy 1
ras still speaking, asked the latter If i
ie was not speaking harshly of him,
ilordical. Upon McCarthy repeating <
lis insulting language, Mordlcai again 1
knocked him down his. eyes being
blackened and other injuries being inflicted.
Friends again separated them,
but the affair had now gone too far to
be settled in anyway except on the field
of honor.
"Upon his arrival at home young McCarthy
was questioned as to the cause
of his injuries by his mother, a very
brave woman, and upon his relating
the story of his second encounter with
Mordicai, Mrs. McCarthy said to her
son:
" 'Page, this will never do for the
McCarthys. You must fight this man.'
"Said he, 'Motj^r, I have retreated
in this affair so long that I am afraid
no one will carry my challenge to my
opponent?no one will act as my second.'
" 'If no one else will,' said the mother,
'I will carry it myself. I will be
your second."
"She sent for two friends of the family,
and the challenge to mortal combat
was delivered to Mordicai that very
nigjit. The old fair ground in the westerifftutskirts
of Richmond was selected
as the place of meeting, and the time (
was set for daybreak the next morning.
"Promptly at the appointed time
both parties, with their seconds and
the doctors arrived on the field. A quarter
of a mile back from the scene of
action, behind a chump of trees, in her
coach and unattended except by her
two Negro servants, sat the intrepid
mother of McCarthy. She had come to
see her son's honor vindicated, to see
the stain upon the McCarthy name
wiped out. Her son was apt to fall, to
be killed, even. To her an unavenged
insult to the family name was worse
than death itself. Being away some
distance she could not see well, and
she had instructed her servants to go
forward and hasten to her with the
news of the result as soon as shots had
been exchanged.
"Mordicai, being the challenged party,
had selected pistols. As the word to
fire was given both men discharged
their weapons, but without result. At
the second fire, however, Mordicai fell
to the ground mortally wounded. McCarthy
was also slightly wounded in
the hip at the second shot. As soon as
the men had fired the colored servant
hastened to the side of his mistress, exclaiming:
'Mister Mordicai am dead
and Marse Page is shot in de leg.'
Hurying home the fearless mother has- *
tily summoned two surgeons, and when
her wounded son arrived she had every- .
thing prepared for his safety and comfort.
McCarthy was guarded at his <
home by the authorities until he was '
well enough to appear in court. He (
was fined $500, with the alternative of ]
six months imprisonment. The fine ?
was paid, of course, and Page McCarthy
was once again a free man, and j
the McCarthy name and honor were
avenged. It is true, however, that Mc- ?
Carthy ever after seemed weighted c
down by a melancholy that was as pronounced
as it was immovable, and I
people said that he was never again a
happy man."?Washington Post.
WASHINGTON TO FRENCH EYES. ?
Secret Sketch Sent by the Chevalier "
de In Lazerne to the French King. j
A paper by Edmund Lovell Dana on
the Chevalier de la Luzerne, for whom
Luzerne county, Pa., was named, was
published recently by the Wyoming
Historical society. It contains an estimate
of the character of Washington
which Luzerne intended as a confidential
communication to his king.
Mr. Dana's son, while in Paris some
years ago, ran across the document in
the state archives and by the courtesy
of the French government copied It,
and sent it to his father, who made it
public for the first time.
Luzerne was the second French minister
sent to this country and was much
esteemed by Washington. The following
letter gave presumably the Chevalier's
real impressions of Washington
based on a short-ranged study of the
subject.
"Philadelphia, 25 August, 1783.
"This is perhaps, Sire, the proper occasion
to give you a sketch of the character
of General Washington, such as
the frequent occasions that I have had
to treat with him permit me to understand
it.
"This man, whom his country and
perhaps posterity, will elevate to the
rank of the greatest of heroes, does
not appear to me to merit neither so
much glory nor so little praise. He rereived
from nature a bodily vigor which
temperance and exercise have augmented,
and the fatigues of war and
jffice work have not been able to di- 3
mlnish. jj
"He was from birth impetuous and C
violent, and the murder of M. de Ju- 5
monville, committed by his orders near- 3
y thirty years ago, proves how little ^
command he had over himself at that 0
time. Reflection and age have moder- 1
ited his passions, and if his primitive 2
character still gets the better of him 2
jometimes, the public is ignorant of C
lis storms, and only those who live 5
near him witness them. 2
"Seven years of command have not 3
confirmed the belief that he possesses a 2
jreat genius for war; but he is a good jj
ludge of talents, and he willingly lis- 0
:ens to the counsels of men whose ex- 3
lerience is known to him. He is, nev- 2
crtheless, jealous of the glory of execu- jj
don, and his most intimate confidants fi
lave ceased to be such as soon as he 3
vas led to believe that the public at- J
cributed to them whatever was goojl in jj
lis own conduct. 6
"He is naturally undecided, and he 3
las been known in critical moments 2
jnable to take a resolution and to have 5
illowed himself to be agitated by the e
contradictory advice of those surround- 3
ne him. He loves glory, and, still 2|
nore, transient applause and popular 5
.'avor. 3
"Sometimes to secure the latter he jj
las sacrificed truth, and it was thus k
:hat he endeavored to throw back upon 3
:he French army the blame of the de- ?j
ay in the operations which were to jj
jring succor to Virginia. e
"But these spots were effaced by jf
jreat qualities. If he has not rapid in- J
fight and promptitude, he has at least 3
l healthy judgment, and he foresees g
,vith sufficient sagacity, and when he |
las time for reflection and examination
t is rare that he is mistaken. |
"His bravery is worthy of remark, be- ?
:ause it is calm and such as should beong
to a general, although at the be- <fi
tinning of the war it exceeded the lir
ts of prudence. Although general of ?
irmy that Is scarcely organized, cor
nander of raw soldiers without expei
mce, making war among people wl
ire jealous of their liberty and of the
>roperty, as well as miserly in regai
;o the succor which the war demand
lot even the slightest murmur has ev
>een raised against him.
"Political passions and civil disse:
lions have been roused to the highe
iltch, but his character and reputatli
lave preserved him from every attac
laving become the most powerf
imong his fellow citizens he has shov
limself to be the most obedient su
ect and the most faithful to the orde
>f his superiors.
"If those who have known him In1
nately deny him all these rare ai
ireclous qualities which constitute
treat man, they cannot, however, dei
hat it would be difficult to unite in
nore eminent degree the most of tho
lualities which should belong to his p
iltion and wliich were necessary f
:onducting the Revolution to a hap]
?nd."
The so-called "murder of M. de J
nonville" occurred in May, 1754, ai
VI. de Jumonville, with nine others, hi
he misfortune to be killed becau
Washington surprised them near Fc
Necessity when on their way to attai
lim. Washington was then a lieute
tnt colonel and in command of an exp
lition ordered by Governor Dinwidd
.0 drive the French and Indians awi
'rom the Ohio river.
Jumonville commanded a count
French expedition and was "murderei
ust as any other person is murder
vho is killed on the field of battle
ime of war. In addition to killing t<
>f the enemy Washington took 22 pri
>ners.
Luzerne is equally Inaccurate in h
:harge that Washington endeavored
hrow on the French the blame for d
ay, in getting away from Newport
Virginia. So far from that being tl
iase Washington endeavored in eve
vay to heal the irritation between tl
French and American officers becau
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